Britain must be ready to share intelligence with countries that are accused of
human rights abuses, the Foreign Secretary said. William Hague said that the
Government often faced “extremely difficult ethical and political decisions”
when dealing with terror threats emanating from countries with questionable
human rights records.

“We face a stark choice,” Mr Hague said
at the Royal United Services Institute. “We could disengage, or we can
choose to co-operate with them in a carefully controlled way while
developing a more comprehensive approach to human rights adherence,” he said.

Britain is being sued for its part in extraordinary rendition, including